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Oct 9 (Reuters) - Rogers Communications Inc, Canada's largest wireless phone company, said it is experiencing a wireless outage affecting voice and some messaging services across the country. Rogers, also a major cable-TV operator, said data services are not affected. The company said it is investigating the root cause of the outage and that services are gradually resuming. "We are still experiencing service interruptions in some areas and we encourage customers to use a wireline telephone if they need to reach emergency services," Rogers said.

OTTAWA, April 12 (Reuters) - Canada is not interested in contributing to a bailout fund to help Europe deal with its debt crisis, a spokesman for Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Thursday. Canada wants Europe to do more to help itself before offering fresh resources through the International Monetary Fund. The IMF said in January it would need an additional $500 billion to lend and another $100 billion for reserves to erect an adequate safeguard against the risks posed by the euro zone's crisis.

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada is unlikely to commit troops to the French-led campaign against Islamist rebels in Mali because it is threatening to become a counter-insurgency operation similar to those in Iraq and Afghanistan, Foreign Minister John Baird said on Tuesday. Last month Ottawa extended the loan of a C-17 military cargo plane to the French operations in Mali until February 15, while making clear it had no plans to contribute soldiers. "I am very cautious about sending in potentially thousands of Canadian troops to Malian soil ... to what is already is amounting to a counter-insurgency.

(Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc is looking to enter Canada's cellular telephone business, potentially fulfilling the government's hopes of having a fourth major wireless company, the Globe and Mail reported on Monday. Verizon could look at taking over a smaller player in Canada, such as Wind Mobile, and participating in a new wireless spectrum auction, the newspaper reported citing two industry sources familiar with the situation. (http://link.reuters.com/zas88t) New entrants such as Wind, Mobilicity and Public Mobile have helped to drive down wireless prices in Canada, but have struggled to turn a profit.

April 5 (Reuters) - Milos Raonic, riding his booming serve, helped Canada level their Davis Cup quarter-final with Italy on Friday. Raonic cracked 25 aces to defeat Fabio Fognini 6-4 7-6 7-5 to square the tie at 1-1 after the opening day singles. Italy took the lead when Andreas Seppi staged a mighty comeback to win the opening rubber against lowly-ranked Vasek Pospisal. The Canadian, ranked 140th in the world, 118 places behind Seppi, threatened an upset when he won the first two sets.

(Reuters) - Rogers Communications Inc, Canada's largest wireless phone company, said it restored all wireless voice services and some messaging capabilities after it experienced an outage across the country. Rogers, also a major cable-TV operator, said data services were not affected. "We worked as quickly as possible to restore service and it was gradually restored over the course of the evening," Chief Executive Nadir Mohamed said in a statement early on Thursday. The company said it is investigating the root cause of the outage and that services are gradually resuming.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - American country singer Wynonna Judd has canceled a series of concerts in Canada next week following a serious motorcycle crash that injured her husband, the singer said in a statement on Sunday. Judd's husband, Michael Scott Moser, and the singer had been on a ride together on separate motorcycles in Deadwood, South Dakota, when Moser collided with an oncoming vehicle and was taken to hospital. Judd was not involved in the accident. "I love him deeply and I will not leave his side," said Judd, who rose to fame alongside her mother Naomi in the 1980s as part of the duo, "The Judds," before a successful solo career that began in the early 1990s.

OTTAWA, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Canada's final budget figures for the fiscal year that ended in March showed on Tuesday a deficit of C$18.9 billion ($18.3 billon), slightly higher than the 12-month tally released in May but much lower than what had been forecast in the March budget. On May 31, the Finance Department's Fiscal Monitor had reported a preliminary shortfall of C$18.3 billion for the 2012-13 year. The government's annual budget released on March 21 had projected that the deficit for the 2012-13 fiscal year would be C$25.9 billion.

OTTAWA, June 10 (Reuters) - Reports the United States is secretly collecting vast amounts of personal data have alarmed Canada's privacy commissioner and she will press to see if Canadians have been affected, a spokesman for the commissioner said on Monday. The office of Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart will also contact data protection authorities around the world to discuss whether to mount a joint fact-finding effort into the recent revelations, the spokesman added.

(Reuters) - Former Real Madrid coach Benito Floro has taken over as the new head coach of Canada, the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) announced on Friday. The 61-year-old Spaniard will take over from interim coach Colin Miller after the CONCACAF Gold Cup which begins on Sunday. "The Canadian Soccer Association is thrilled to bring such an accomplished soccer mind to lead our next phase of development in the men's national team programme", said CSA president Victor Montagliani.